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Cattleya bicolor is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant blooms at any season with up to seven highly fragrant 10 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on trees in the jungles of Brazil.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Varieties[]
| Image | Name | Description |
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Cattleya bicolor agnes | Green petals and sepals, lip is magenta |
Naming[]
Common Name: Bicolored Cattleya
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya bicolor var. caerulea auct. 1894
- Cattleya bicolor subsp. minasgaerensis Fowlie 1977
- Cattleya bicolor var. lewisii auct. 1896
- Cattleya bicolor var. mearuresiana B.S.Williams 1888
- Cattleya bicolor var. olocheilos Klinge 1898
- Cattleya bicolor var. splendida Rchb.f 1857
- Cattleya bicolor var. wrigleyana Rchb.f. 1885
- Cattleya dupontii Ruschi 1970
- Cattleya grossii Kraenzl. 1897
- Cattleya measuresiana (Lindl.) Blumensch. 1861
- Cattleya tetraploidea Brieger 1978
- Epidendrum bicolor [Lindl.] Rchb.f 1861
- Epidendrum iridee Desc. 1821